Tag: Mineola Lirr Bridge
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Jun 04 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #22 Solved; Blueprints to Remove the East Williston Motor Parkway Railroad Bridge
Pat Babor challenged you to identify these blueprints.
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May 10 2021
Mystery Fotos #19 Solved: Old Country Road and Glen Cove Road intersection (circa 1952) and a Volvo that made the news in 1957
The Cradle of Aviation Archives challenged you to solve this special two-part Mystery Foto.
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Jan 20 2021
1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #5: East Williston, Mineola, Bethpage & Old Bethpage
From 1958 to 1967, an unidentified couple(s) documented tours of the Motor Parkway with over 70 photos taken from the Western Terminus in Queens to the Eastern Terminus (Lake Ronkonkoma). In the fifth of the series, these five photos feature our favorite parkway from East Williston to Old Bethpage taken around 1962.
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Jan 11 2021
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: A 1956 aerial of the new opened Roosevelt Field and almost completed Meadowbrook Parkway
The Cradle of Aviation Archives challenged to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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May 04 2020
Mystery Foto #18 Solved : A Train Passing the Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge Heading East
Dave Morrison challenged Motor Parkway and LIRR fans to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mar 03 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Longest Motor Parkway Bridge Was Built with an Eye to the Future
Long-time Motor Parkway contributor Al Velocci posted a comment last week concerning the length of the Central Avenue/LIRR bridge in Bethpage. Based on research provided by Al, the answer on why this bridge became the longest Motor Parkway Bridge is below.
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May 15 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #7 Mineola & Carle Place
Our favorite Motor Parkway father and son team Dave and Sammy Russo journeyed once again on their bikes to explore our favorite parkway from Lake Success to Melville. In the seventh post of the series, Sammy and Dave explored the Mineola/Carle Place section of the Motor Parkway.
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Dec 01 2018
Surveyor Clinton Robertson Photo Album: The Old Country Road Motor Parkway Bridge
In the third of the series of photos from surveyor Clinton A. Robertson's recently discovered construction album, the Motor Parkway Bridge under Old Country Road in Mineola/Carle Place/Garden City is featured.
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Jul 16 2018
Update #3: Mystery Foto #28 Solved: A 1931 Aerial of the Motor Parkway in Garden City and Mineola
Author Richard Panchyk challenged you to identify this spectacular Long Island aerial.
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May 07 2018
Mystery Foto#18 Solved:A 1951 View of the LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge from the New York State Archives
Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
